Securing Windows Networks

Name: Securing Windows Networks
Rating: 4.2 (76 reviews)

From System Security Basics to Monitoring and Auditing

Created byInfinite Skills

Last updated 1/2017

English

What you'll learn

Once you have completed this training course, you will be able to apply these tools, principles, and functionalities available to secure your own Windows networks
Learn the basics of system security, then jump into learning about operating system security, including users and groups, permissions and rights, and managing user accounts

Course content

14 sections • 99 lectures • 8h 48m total length

Important - Download These First - Working Files0:01
What To Expect From This Course5:43
Windows Threats6:17
Explore the Windows threat landscape through four areas—data at rest, data in transit, data access, and user education—highlighting Windows as a prime target due to market share.
Common Attacks6:17
Windows In The Enterprise6:30
Windows Networking Options6:27
Using The MMC6:15

Windows Architecture Basics6:07
Discover how Windows architecture divides into kernel mode and user mode, with hardware abstraction layer, kernel mode drivers, microkernel, and executive components, to protect hardware access and security.
Active Directory And Kerberos5:56
Understand Active Directory, a hierarchical database of network objects with LDAP-based queries and replication across domain controllers. Grasp Kerberos, a mutual authentication protocol that verifies client and server identities.
Active Directory - Authentication, Authorization And Auditing5:17
Active Directory Structure4:28
Active Directory Design4:51
Users And Groups - Part 16:30
Apply the least privilege principle using Active Directory groups to manage permissions for users and computers. Learn about group scopes: machine local, domain local, global, and universal.
Users And Groups - Part 24:29
AGDLP4:23
Users And Groups Demo5:41
Permissions And Rights3:21
Group Policy Essentials - Part 15:36
Group Policy Essentials - Part 23:52
Configuring Group Policy6:35
User Account Policies5:49
Minimum Password Length6:06
Managing User Accounts6:15
Setting Logon Hours5:37
Delegation Of Authentication6:16
Delegation And SPN5:59
Configuring Delegation - Part 15:32
Discover how authentication delegation evolved in Windows networks, from all-or-nothing to constrained delegation across domains within Active Directory. Learn to identify and configure server principal names for secure cross-domain access.
Configuring Delegation - Part 25:58
RDOCs6:27

Protecting Local Data5:19
Protect local data by encrypting data at rest across devices, servers, and laptops, using TPM, the encrypting file system, and BitLocker to shield information from local and network access.
Encryption Essentials5:58
Understanding TPM6:06
Managing TPM5:30
EFS Basics - Part 15:37
EFS Basics - Part 23:42
Managing EFS4:20
Bitlocker Essentials5:44
Bitlocker Requirements6:12
Bitlocker Modes5:28
Managing Bitlocker5:02
Network Unlock3:53
Bitlocker To Go6:23

Requirements

Working files are included, allowing you to follow along with the author throughout the lessons.
Some Microsoft Networking expeirence is reccomended

Description

In this Securing Windows Networks training course, expert author Mark Long teaches you the tools and functionalities available to secure Microsoft networks. This course is designed for users that have a basic understanding of Microsoft networking.

You will start by learning the basics of system security, then jump into learning about operating system security, including users and groups, permissions and rights, and managing user accounts. From there, Mark will teach you about Windows access control, protecting local data, and securing data in transit. This video tutorial also covers file sharing, securing the registry, system hardening, and Windows firewall. Finally, you will learn about security monitoring, backup and recovery, and Windows 10 security enhancements.

Once you have completed this computer based training course, you will be able to apply these tools, principles, and functionalities available to secure your own Windows networks. Working files are included, allowing you to follow along with the author throughout the lessons.

Who this course is for:

This course is designed for users that have a basic understanding of Microsoft networking.
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Course content

Introduction7 lectures • 38min

System Security Basics4 lectures • 25min

Operating System Security22 lectures • 2hr 1min

Windows Access Control8 lectures • 42min

Protecting Local Data13 lectures • 1hr 9min

Securing Data In Transit7 lectures • 39min

File Sharing8 lectures • 43min

Securing The Registry4 lectures • 18min

System Hardening6 lectures • 35min

Windows Firewall3 lectures • 16min

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